VEGA - Spatial companion
Ai + Spatial Computing
Details
VEGA is a prototype project I’ve been developing between freelance projects, exploring the design possibilities and interaction dynamics of spatial agents. This project explores various aspects of spatial assistants, focusing on their interaction, aesthetics, and the potential relationships humans can build with them. It’s a combination of all many of my skills—3D design, technical art, prototyping, and product design. I
VEGA is an ongoing work in progress that I continue to update between freelance projects. The ongoing nature of this research allows me to continually ask new questions and refine the prototype based on evolving insights and technological advancements.
VEGA is a prototype project I’ve been developing between freelance projects, exploring the design possibilities and interaction dynamics of spatial agents. This project explores various aspects of spatial assistants, focusing on their interaction, aesthetics, and the potential relationships humans can build with them. It’s a combination of all many of my skills—3D design, technical art, prototyping, and product design. I
VEGA is an ongoing work in progress that I continue to update between freelance projects. The ongoing nature of this research allows me to continually ask new questions and refine the prototype based on evolving insights and technological advancements.
VEGA is a prototype project I’ve been developing between freelance projects, exploring the design possibilities and interaction dynamics of spatial agents. This project explores various aspects of spatial assistants, focusing on their interaction, aesthetics, and the potential relationships humans can build with them. It’s a combination of all many of my skills—3D design, technical art, prototyping, and product design. I
VEGA is an ongoing work in progress that I continue to update between freelance projects. The ongoing nature of this research allows me to continually ask new questions and refine the prototype based on evolving insights and technological advancements.
Services
Prototyping
Technical Art
Year
2024 - ONGOING
Key Questions and Explorations the drives this project
Interaction and Aesthetics
• Human-like Interaction: VEGA explores the balance between creating lifelike interactions and maintaining clear boundaries to avoid ethical issues.
• Consistency in Appearance: It explores whether a consistent look helps build stronger relationships or if variability enhances functionality.
• Identity and Evolution: VEGA looks at how an agent’s identity can be personalised and evolve over time based on user interaction as well as exploring the benefits and downsides to making this system feel alive.
Form: This project explores the possibility of a fluid form or body that can shift into shapes based on the context of conversation
Relationship Dynamics
• Nature of the Relationship: VEGA investigates whether the agent acts as a tool or collaborator and how much autonomy it should have.
• Ethics of Fake Emotion: The project considers the ethical implications of agents displaying fake emotions and their impact on users.
Capabilities and Use Cases
• Key Use Cases: VEGA identifies potential uses for spatial agents, such as daily assistance, companionship, and productivity enhancement. The prototype integrates Eleven Labs and OpenAI APIs
• Autonomy and Collaboration: It explores scenarios where the agent acts independently or collaborates with the user.
Key Questions and Explorations the drives this project
Interaction and Aesthetics
• Human-like Interaction: VEGA explores the balance between creating lifelike interactions and maintaining clear boundaries to avoid ethical issues.
• Consistency in Appearance: It explores whether a consistent look helps build stronger relationships or if variability enhances functionality.
• Identity and Evolution: VEGA looks at how an agent’s identity can be personalised and evolve over time based on user interaction as well as exploring the benefits and downsides to making this system feel alive.
Form: This project explores the possibility of a fluid form or body that can shift into shapes based on the context of conversation
Relationship Dynamics
• Nature of the Relationship: VEGA investigates whether the agent acts as a tool or collaborator and how much autonomy it should have.
• Ethics of Fake Emotion: The project considers the ethical implications of agents displaying fake emotions and their impact on users.
Capabilities and Use Cases
• Key Use Cases: VEGA identifies potential uses for spatial agents, such as daily assistance, companionship, and productivity enhancement. The prototype integrates Eleven Labs and OpenAI APIs
• Autonomy and Collaboration: It explores scenarios where the agent acts independently or collaborates with the user.
Key Questions and Explorations the drives this project
Interaction and Aesthetics
• Human-like Interaction: VEGA explores the balance between creating lifelike interactions and maintaining clear boundaries to avoid ethical issues.
• Consistency in Appearance: It explores whether a consistent look helps build stronger relationships or if variability enhances functionality.
• Identity and Evolution: VEGA looks at how an agent’s identity can be personalised and evolve over time based on user interaction as well as exploring the benefits and downsides to making this system feel alive.
Form: This project explores the possibility of a fluid form or body that can shift into shapes based on the context of conversation
Relationship Dynamics
• Nature of the Relationship: VEGA investigates whether the agent acts as a tool or collaborator and how much autonomy it should have.
• Ethics of Fake Emotion: The project considers the ethical implications of agents displaying fake emotions and their impact on users.
Capabilities and Use Cases
• Key Use Cases: VEGA identifies potential uses for spatial agents, such as daily assistance, companionship, and productivity enhancement. The prototype integrates Eleven Labs and OpenAI APIs
• Autonomy and Collaboration: It explores scenarios where the agent acts independently or collaborates with the user.
Early on i decided i wanted to use particles as the agents primary form, i wanted the agent to feel fluid and adaptive, a liquid form that can shape itself based on the context. Particles allows for interesting and consistent ways for the agent to express different states or modes such as talking, processing, listening and so on with smooth and beautiful transistions between states.
This Image here was a very early mockup to visualise how this might look and feel.
Early on i decided i wanted to use particles as the agents primary form, i wanted the agent to feel fluid and adaptive, a liquid form that can shape itself based on the context. Particles allows for interesting and consistent ways for the agent to express different states or modes such as talking, processing, listening and so on with smooth and beautiful transistions between states.
This Image here was a very early mockup to visualise how this might look and feel.
Early on i decided i wanted to use particles as the agents primary form, i wanted the agent to feel fluid and adaptive, a liquid form that can shape itself based on the context. Particles allows for interesting and consistent ways for the agent to express different states or modes such as talking, processing, listening and so on with smooth and beautiful transistions between states.
This Image here was a very early mockup to visualise how this might look and feel.
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